6th Grade Science Guide

6.4: Ecosystems 3 Dimensions & Progressions

Unit 5

sheet protectors to use each year.

●​ Have students use the comparing ecosystems

worksheet to determine the abiotic & biotic factors in each ecosystem as well as the producers and consumers in the ecosystems.

Activity: Climate Action Kits - Habitat Monitoring

Objective

Overview

Materials

●​ Habitat Monitoring

●​ Identify and describe various habitats, and explain the importance of environmental factors on habitat health.

●​ Students will build and use a sensor-based device to monitor environmental conditions in local habitats. They can take this device on field trips to save data on habitat temperature, soil, moisture and light levels.

Activity: Micro:bit - Soil Moisture Monitor/Plant Watering System - Abiotic Factors in Ecosystem

Objective

Overview

Materials

●​ Soil Moisture Monitor ●​ Plant Watering System ●​ Micro:bit ●​ Chromebooks ●​ Soil ●​ Cups

●​ Track water availability for plants in an ecosystem, and then engineer a solution for water conservation.

●​ Students learn about abiotic factors in an ecosystem, why they are important and then track water availability using the microbit, as well as design a device to detect water in soil so that we aren’t over or underwatering and conserving the precious water resources we have.

Activity: Climate Action KitsPrecision Water with Mobile Irrigation Vehicles

Objective

Overview

Materials

●​ Build a mobile irrigation system that uses sensors to detect plants and control watering and incorporates

●​ Students explore the importance of water conservation in agriculture as climate change impacts

●​ Climate Action Kits ●​ Lesson plan ●​ Micro:bit ●​ Chromebook